Zerodha's Nithin Kamath raises concern over ‘ridiculous’ sugar content, adulteration in food: 'Slowly killing us'
Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath flagged the high sugar content and adulteration in food items on Wednesday. Nithin Kamath said that the sugar content in most food items is “ridiculous" and adulteration in items like masalas, milk and protein is “slowly killing" people.Also Read: Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three stocks to buy today — May 29“We Indians need to question what goes into the food we consume. The more we ask, the better choices we will have.
The sugar content in most of our food is ridiculous. Adulteration in food items like masalas, milk and protein. And then there are substandard chemicals used in food coloring and preservatives in fruits and vegetables.
They are all slowly killing us. This applies to packaged foods and food from many restaurants," Nithin Kamath wrote on X.While sharing the post, Kamath shared news about the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) recommending the maximum limit of sugar content in packaged foods and beverages. Nithin Kamath's post on X garnered a myriad of reactions from social media users, with many agreeing with his opinion and several others flagging concerns towards specific brands and products.“All I need to know is whether @DietCoke and @CokeZero really have zero sugar," wrote an X user.
“First we need to educate ourselves about food and nutrition. Then we can question. We are daily consuming street food which is deep fried, no exercise and consuming poisons like alcohol," commented another X user.“Food has become poison," wrote another user.Also Read: IndiGo bomb threat: Viral video shows woman walking on wing as flight attendant rescues passengerUnderlining the importance of eating healthy to remain fit an X user wrote, “That's for sure.
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